The North Texas Film Critics have announced their picks for the best of 2021!  All hail The Green Knight!

Best Picture
Dune
The Green Knight
Spencer
West Side Story

Best Director
Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
David Lowery, The Green Knight
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villenueve, Dune

Best Actor
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Dev Patel, The Green Knight
Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon C’mon
Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Noomi Rapace, Lamb
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor
Barry Keoghan, The Green Knight
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch

Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Tilda Swinton, The French Dispatch

Best Animated Film
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Documentary
Summer of Soul
Val
The Velvet Underground

Best Foreign Language Film
A Hero
Lamb
Titane

Best Cinematographer
Greig Fraser, Dune
Janusz Kamiński, West Side Story
Claire Mathon, Spencer

Best Newcomer
Jude Hill, Belfast
Emilia Jones, CODA
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Gary Murray Award (Best Ensemble)
Don’t Look Up
The French Dispatc